Revenue for Q4 2016 up 5% on Q3 2016 to $365 million. Revenue for full
year 2016 at $1,198 million.

LONDON — (BUSINESS WIRE) — January 8, 2017 —
Dialog Semiconductor plc (XETRA:
DLG), a provider of highly integrated
power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting and
Bluetooth(R) Smart wireless technology, today reports Q4 2016 unaudited
preliminary revenue of approximately $365 million, slightly above the
mid-point of the guidance range announced on 3 November 2016. As
anticipated, during Q4 2016 Mobile Systems performed in line with
expectations and our Bluetooth(R) low energy and Power Conversion
businesses delivered strong year-on-year growth. Unaudited preliminary
revenue for the full year 2016 was $1,198 million.

In line with the strong cash generative nature of the business, in Q4
2016 we expect an increase in cash and cash equivalents of approximately
$48 million after $18.5 million relating to the first interim settlement
of the second tranche of the share buyback programme. At 31 December
2016 the Company anticipates a cash and cash equivalents balance of
approximately $697 million.

The Company is currently finalising its Q4 2016 results and will publish
full and audited results for the year ended 31 December 2016, on the 23
February 2017.

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Note to editors

Dialog Semiconductor provides highly integrated standard (ASSP) and
custom (ASIC) mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), optimised for
smartphone, tablet, IoT, LED Solid State Lighting (SSL), and Smart Home
applications. Dialog brings decades of experience to the rapid
development of ICs while providing flexible and dynamic support,
world-class innovation and the assurance of dealing with an established
business partner. With world-class manufacturing partners, Dialog
operates a fabless business model and is a socially responsible employer
pursuing many programs to benefit the employees, community, other
stakeholders and the environment we operate in.

Dialog's power saving technologies including DC-DC configurable system
power management deliver high efficiency and enhance the consumer's user
experience by extending battery lifetime and enabling faster charging of
their portable devices. Its technology portfolio also includes audio,
Bluetooth(R) Low Energy, Rapid Charge(TM) AC/DC power conversion and
multi- touch.

Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered in London with a global sales,
R&D and marketing organisation. In 2015, it had $1.35 billion in revenue
and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor
companies. It currently has approximately 1,700 employees worldwide. The
company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB:
DLG) stock exchange (Regulated
Market, Prime Standard, ISIN GB0059822006) and is a member of the German
TecDax index.

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